(SIMI VALLEY, CA) -- Adult Industry News gets over a thousand emails a day most of which gets passed over because of the sheer volume. Sometimes there is a snippet of news we wish we could publish but the author of the email was so brief it couldn't be made into a full story.

Here are my comments on several such snippets in the form of a column:

VanDalia wrote in saying "Hola Steve! I just wanted to share my article with you and all my industry familia from one of my favorite hard rocking sites! Rock Confidential! Check it out! [Linked below] I hope everyone is healthy and safe!" She talks about her sexuality, what made her decide to enter the adult business, what a girl entering adult expect to get paid per scene and her thoughts on AIM Healthcare in this stressful time of HIV turning up among us.

Simon Wolf is having an inventory reduction sale. Any retailers or wholesalers interested is a good deal on great movies get in tough with them through the link below.

There is a Tera Patrick video coming out May 26. Directed by Chi Chi LaRue, it will be her first hardcore Girl/girl feature for Vivid.

My columnist Heidi ("Feature Night With Heidi") called me from Dallas today. She will be attending L.A. Erotica and is now beginning to write for other publications! She says "I want to say thank you for everything that you have taught me. You are still my mentor and AINews is ALWAYS going to be my home to write." Go Heidi!

George O. DeLorenzo is shooting again and says they need at least four more girls. "Trashy Tails is looking for a few good girls to feature in their new film. A G/G feature in three acts, the film is to be shot Wednesday May 5th. We're looking for some young ladies with a playful nature for the one day shoot." If this is something you're interested in you can respond to Tina at TrashyTails.com or George at GOD@TrashyTails.com. Please send a photo with your response along with a contact number and they will get back to you. This was a fun shoot and you'll enjoy working for George. See it you can find me in the Rockin' Rye poster.

Tabitha Stern canceled her Tuesday April 27 cam show because she had to get a tooth extracted. She was in some pain and her jaw was swollen but promises to be back on May 4 at 9pm EST for her foot fetish night.

Vicky Vette was just in a car accident. Although she hasn't been seriously hurt, she was a little banged up. She plans to do her cam show on Thursday night. Vicky is really becoming popular! She is in or on six different magazines on the stand right now: Outlaw Biker (cover/layout), Over 40 (cover/layout), Hustler's Best of Beaver Hunt (cover/layout), Hustler - July 2004 (layout), Cheri - June 2004 (G/G layout with Avy Scott), Gent (interview and layout).

Mercedez reminds us that it's time vote for Exotic Dancer of the year again. Vote for your favorite 10 entertainers at the link below. She says "please go on and vote for me in the number 1 spot. I won last year thanks to all my fans. I love you guys!" I gotta be honest - there are so many talented girls on this list I can't decide!

Dave Pounder says he doesn't support condom mandates at the county or state level... "it needs to be federal". And then adds, "I don't know how much longer I plan to remain in this business anyway." So let me get this right: Dave Pounder wants to get the Federal Government involved in regulating the Adult Industry, and then says he's leaving anyway?! Sounds like he wants to film us all in an anal scene with the Feds topping and split with the masters! Ass up everyone!

Ayana Angel just had her first live chat. She says she is doing well, just got back from Springfest in Jamaica and has a nice tan now. This girl is deliciously beautiful - I wonder if she has tan lines? On Darren James coming up positive she says, "I think its a sad situation and my heart goes out to him and I also think AIM did a good job keeping the whole thing contained. I never had a problem with non-condom prior to this and I don't think it will bother me now. I am pretty selective with who I will and won't work with and what their personal habits are etc. So I will go with the flow."

Robert Hill Releasing just released "The Black Room" on DVD. It's a fantasy bondage video "with real hard-core sex, leather, chains and cuffs with really hot action and lots of gorgeous women." Gorgeous may be an understatement - the cast is Alex Foxe, Taylor St. Claire, Bridgette Kerkove, Dominica Leoni, Isabella & Nicole.

Sandy Bunz is shooting too. He wrote me today saying, "Steve, I am rockin'. You let any talent know if they want work I am shooting. I am a small operation as you know, so I don't pay all like the big dinosaurs, but I am shooting! Let any talent who wants to work call me - Sandy"

There. Now let's see how many times this story gets read.